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PUTT Championship Edition gets an update; a little more on Galactix
I saw PUTT Championship Edition at Betson’s IAAPA booth but what I didn’t realize at the time was that they were showcasing an updated version of the game there. Thanks to a press release sent out today, now I know that, and knowing is half the battle. The other half would be the details »
H2Overdrive headed to SpikeTV's Video Game Awards; Specular website update + more
Raw Thrills’/Specular Interactive’s H2Overdrive is making headlines again, first with news that Universal Space (UNIS) will be exclusively carrying the game in China. I know that the game has been seen in Japan already but I do not know how it has been received over there but either way the Chinese market is a »
Panel discussion with ex-Atari alumni at California Extreme 09
One thing I don’t think that I will ever tire of is getting into the history of the game industry, particularly that involving the arcade side of things. On one side I think it’s fascinating and on the other there are always some helpful ideas you can learn from what people have tried in »
Changes come to Stern Pinball as a new investor develops a new plan for the company
We all know that Stern Pinball is the only manufacturer of new pinball games on the market but a question for everyone for sometime now is where is the company headed? To be honest, it felt like they would just keep on doing the same thing that they have been doing, creating about four »
Konami release Mocap Sports in Japan
(thanks to Aaron Auzins for the tip) Konami’s return to the Mocap arena is finally here, with the release of Mocap Sports in Japan. We’ve discussed this particular game a number of times already and we all know how it’s supposed to be Konami’s answer to Wii Sports for arcades. How far we will »
More IAAPA 2009 videos – Tetris Giant, Hummer, Twisted (+ NASCAR 2 news) & more
Here’s some more content from the IAAPA 2009 show. Tetris Giant – We first heard about this interesting new Tetris game a few months ago and while it seemed like the perfect game for Western audiences, I was still a little surprised to see it at Sega’s booth. Where the blocks are pretty large »
"Pimp My Bumper Car"
In a world where pretty much everything receives the “pimped out” treatment in some form or another, I guess it was only a matter of time before bumper cars would become part of the fray. These are so nice that I wouldn’t want to actually test out to see how well they bump into »
Taito's Panic Museum coming to the US via ICE
It looks like the slowdown in arcade news is finally letting up with a number of companies sending out press releases today regarding product that we’ll be seeing at IAAPA next week. One release that surprised me today is ICE’s announcement that they will be showing off Taito’s Panic Museum (also known as Haunted »
Terminator Salvation Arcade coming to IAAPA next week
(Click on the image above for a more detailed view) We first heard about a Terminator Salvation arcade title way back at ASI in March and except for a brief view of the game on a location test in June, there has been little else to say about the game since information surrounding it »
Sega's "Gettenka War History" card coin-op game
Sega continues to roll out the coin-op card games to strengthen their hand in that segment of the market and the latest title to fill out their line-up is “Getteka War History”. Like other card generator games, the cabinet dispenses a card that the player can use every time they play and this particular »
Sega's new plan for arcades
(Thanks to everyone who sent this in!) When you run a company, you need a plan if you want to succeed in that business. Some corporations are more open about their plans in public than others and when it comes to the arcade industry, most companies are tight-lipped about what they intend on doing. »
Sega Racing Classic preview at 1up.com
After hearing of our report that Sega was testing Sega Racing Classic at the Gameworks in Chicago, 1up writer Andrew Hayward made his way to the location to check the game out and give everyone a preview of the game in action. In addition to that he grabbed a couple of videos of the »
